Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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